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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume 48 Number 4, April 2000

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Terahertz Sources and Detectors Using Two-Dimensional Electronic Fluid in High Electron-Mobility Transistors

Michael S. Shur, Fellow, IEEE and Jian-Qiang (James) Lü Member, IEEE

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Abstract:

In this paper, we discuss our recent theoretical and experimental results dealing with plasma waves in high electron-mobility transistors (HEMT's) and their applications for sources and detectors operating in millimeter and submillimeter range. Plasma waves in short-channel HEMT's have a resonant response. The HEMT-based source or detector utilizing plasma waves should operate at much higher frequencies than conventional transit-time limited devices since the plasma waves propagate much faster than electrons.

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